Apparatus for painting wire fences



(No Model.)

A. L. MARSAU & H. O. HILL.

APPARATUS FOR PAINTING WIRE FENCES; No. 808,506. Patented Nov. 25, 1884.

WITNESSES JINViIfTOR ATTORNEYS.

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ALONZO L. MARSAU AND HENRY O. HILL, OF MILTON, IOIVA.

APPARATUS FOR PAINTING WIRE FENCES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,506, dated November25, 1884.

Application filed June 21, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALONZO L. MARSAU and HENRY O. HILL, of Milton, inthe county of Van Enron and State of Iowa, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Apparatus for Painting Wire Fences, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being badto the annexed drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for painting wire fences in whichrevolving brushes are supported in apaint-reservoir which is moved alonga wire in painting the latter.

The invention provides for moving the apparatus continuously along awire without stopping at the fence-posts or removing the brushes out ofcontact with the wire in passing the said posts.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a. side elevation of the invention, andFig. 2 is a crosssection on line 0c of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a modification.

A indicates the paint-reservoir, consisting. of a tin box having thefront side, a, inclined outward from bottom to top. In the reservoir isjournaled a transverse shaft, B, set at right angles to the side a, anda brush-wheel, O, is secured to said shaft near the side a. Thebrush-wheel, which is preferably made of a wooden core provided withbristles b or sheepskin b, is of such a diameter that it extends fromnear the bottom of the reservoir to a point above the upper edge of theside a. In a bracket, D, attached to the rear side of the reservoir isjournaled another brushwheel, E, which rests in contact with the upperpart of the brush 0 and inclines inward from bottom to top. .At oppositeends of the reservoir, in suitable brackets, F, are sup ported rollersG, which are arranged in line with the contact of the brushes, and serveas guides for the apparatus in moving it along a wire, H. The upperbrush, E, is a bristle brush, like the brush 0, and receives paint fromthe latter as both are made to revolve in passing them along the wire H.As will be observed, the point of contact between the brushes extendsout at one side of the reservoir, so that the reservoir will not come incontact with a fence-post so much as to interfere with painting the wirecontinuously.

The brushes, on the contrary, may be kept in contact with the wireacross the side of the post, so that not only the wire, but itssecuring-staple, will be painted.

The reservoir is provided with a handle, I, by which it may be heldpainting the upper wires of a fence, and with rings J at 0pposite endsfor attaching a strap, K, thereto, by which the same maybe supportedfrom the operators shoulders in painting the lower wires.

WVhere the brush-wheel O is provided with woolly sheep-skin instead ofbristles, as in Fig, 3, the periphery is to be'beveled and thenconcaved, as shown, to receive the sheep-skin therein to adapt it tohold the wire.

WVhat we claim is- 1. The combination, with a paint-reservoir, of a pairof rotary brushes arranged in contact with each other and in differentplanes, and with their point of contact projecting at one side of theapparatus, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with a paint-reservoir, of a pair-of rotary brushesarranged in contact with each other and in different planes, and theguide-rollers supported in line with the contact of said brushes,substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of the reservoir having the outwardly-inchncd side a,the rotary brush G, secured on a shaft which is set at right angles tosaid side, and the rotary brush E, ar-

ranged obliquely with respect to brush 0 and supported in a bracket, D,attached to the rear side of the reservoir, substantially as shown anddescribed.

at. In a wire-painting apparatus, a rotary brush of circular form,having its periphery beveledtowa-rd one side,substantiall y as shown anddescribed.

5. In a wire-painting apparatus, a rotary brush of circular form, havingits periphery beveled toward one side and concaved, and covered withsheep-skin having wool thereon, substantially as shown and described.

ALONZO L. MARSAU. HENRY O. HILL. Witnesses:

E. B. CASADY, S. L. MOLEAN.

oorrection in Letters Patent No. 308,506.

It is hereby certified that in Lettersi Patent No. 308,506, grantedNovember 25, 1884,

l upon the application of Alonzo L. Marsan and Henry G. Hill, of Milton,Iowa, for an improvement in Apparatus for Painting Wire Fences, the nameof one of the inventors was erroneously written and printed AlonzoMarsau, whereas it should have been Alonzo L. Marsan; that the propercorrection has been made in the files and records pertaining to the easein the Patent Office and should be read in the Letters Patent to make itconform thereto.

Signedrcountersigned, and sealed this 24th day of March, A. D. 1885.

[SEAL] M. L. JOSLYN,

Acting Secretary of the Interim".

Countersigned R. G. DYRENFORTH,

Acting Commissioner of Ptltents.

